Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

321 reviews

fantomerrant's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

At some point, Addie says she is Eurydice, and her lovers are Orpheus. While this is true, I also got the feeling this was the story of Hades and Persephone, of a muse and a thief. Maybe this is my scorpio moon talking but while Addie and Henry have a beautiful relationship, I felt myself fall for the dark. To me, ultimately  this book is about Addie and Luc, and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

I don't quite know how to express how much I loved this book, how special it felt to read something that has so many bits and pieces that felt like me. 

As an artist, I deeply feel the need to leave a mark, to be remembered. 

As a witch, I found myself in Estele, worshipping the old gods, finding them in the woods, in the moonlight and in the seasons. 

As someone who has had my fair share of trauma and mental health issues, who has always felt everything so deeply, I found myself in Henry's storms. 

This book is so special too because there's little bits that meet my own history like Addie sharing a birthday with my late grandmother, or the story taking roots not far from where I live, and while I started this book last year and forgot it after I put it down, 60 pages in, I believe it was because I wasn't meant to read it until now, when I would truly need it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

erikaraz's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ash122's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and War

felofhe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and War

mandiealleskan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

What an incredible book. I’m not always into this kind of mystic shit, but it was an amazing read. The twists and turns kept it fresh, and the writing style was also really nice. It was long, sure, but that’s not necessarily bad! In this case it didn’t matter so much. It was nice to read by the riverside, feet in the water, sun setting and everything. I really enjoyed all the motifs in the boom, like the seven freckles, the ring, the blue flowers, but also the part about being a woman in the rennaissance up until the 1970s. It was interesting to read about the practical things women faced during that time (even though we all know how fucking shit it was to not be a man during that time, and still is to a lesser extent now).

It was also really nice to see that there was so much gay in this book?? It was just nice to have some pansexual representation💅🏼
Especially Henry’s thoughts about loving someone first before considering their gender made me🥹

Anyway, nice book, read it👍🏼
And thank you Annebelle for giving this to me for my birthday over a year ago, I’m sorry I only read it now😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

jules_farkas's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

rynbrnlsglzr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you’re looking for historical fiction with magical realism and a touch of romance, you will find this beautiful book scratches that itch.

A story about a woman who makes a deal with “the devil.” You travel with her for over 300 years, seeing how she copes with the terms of her deal, and grows.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

miguelito_juanito's review against another edition

challenging hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, and Drug use